Olivier is formally in custody for the "kidnapping (and) illegal confinement" of 17-year-old Cecile Vallin and is being questioned by a specialist cold case unit, prosecutors in the Paris suburb ...

Three people allegedly linked to the kidnapping of Alize van der Merwe have been arrested. South African Police Services (SAPS) in the Eastern Cape said the suspects are a part of a kidnapping ...

The arrests come after the safe release of Cape Town tourist Alize van der Merwe and a Chinese woman who has not yet been identified without a ransom being paid. Three suspects linked to the ...

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Eastern Cape kidnapping ordeal: It turns out Alize van der Merwe was not the only victim held by the kidnappers. Capetonian Alize van der Merwe who was kidnapped en route to Port St Johns on Friday.